Why is it that, for so many people, the glass seems half empty instead half full? Why do so many of us go straight to the worst-case scenario?
Why isn’t it a thing to go to the best-case scenario? Or, more directly: what we really want?
I remember a time when I had certain beliefs, ideas, and stories I’d ride or die with. For example, I thought I was a good person only if I sacrificed myself for others’ benefits. And of course, that meant putting my own needs on the back burner.
In time, I came to realize that was not serving me, or anyone else for that matter. I was only hurting myself because I was not being honest with myself about what I truly wanted.
I didn’t yet realize that if I focused on the goodness in life, more would come. However, I soon discovered a new way to be.